A radio-collared wild elephant that strayed into Mananthavady town in Wayanad, Kerala, on February 2 (Friday) morning triggered panic in the area.
The animal was first sighted by a group of dairy farmers at Payodu in Edavaka gram panchayat around 6 a.m. Later, it reached Mananthavady town after crossing the Kabani river around 7.30 a.m.
It later camped on a marshy area near Thazheyangadi after moving through the Mananthavady taluk office compound.
